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VCUVoice ________________________ Virginia Commonwealth University _______________________ _
A Publialtiun for
li'mIItJ IIIICI SIIII'r _ tile
Ualftnlty's AadeIIdc ....
Medical C4IIep 01
VlrJlUc.....-
Velame 21, Number 5
0daIIer ~ 1992
Inside
A Special I nsert
The University
Honors Program
celebrates its 10th
birthday by
reflecting on the
opportunities for
academic excellence
it provides students
and faculty.
........... 1 •••• · ,
",4
New Dependent Care Program Assists Employees
with Difficult Search for Adult, Child Care Services
By John Sarvay
It's new enough to be called
an infant among programs at
VCU, but the uni versity'S new
Dependent Care Services program
is already growing in reputation.
And as quickly as the word gets
out-among university employ-ees,
the Richmond community
and area agencies-the program
is adding new services and
resources.
"When I first saw the ad
describing the program I was
pleasantly surprised to see this
large university was recognizing
dependent care as an issue and
Ground Broken for Satellite
Medical Site in Richmond
MCV Associated Physi·
cians, the School of Medicine's
family practice recently broke
ground on its first satellite office
for medicine, pediatrics and ob­stetrics.
The satellite office, located
near Stony Point Shopping Center
at 2800 Buford Road, will feature
a Women's Center as well as other
medical services.
Ten of MCV Associated
Physicians' 15 medic'al services
will be represented, including
medicine, obstetrics-gynecology,
ophthalmology, otolaryngology,
pediatrics, psychiatry, radiology,
rehabilitation, medicine, sports
medicine and surgery.
Health professionals from
all disciplines will practice in the
Women's Center, which is unique
to the region. The center will
provide education, prevention and
standard care.
The office serves university
employees enrolled in Key Ad­vantage.
as well as current and
new patients wishing nearby
service. The office is the pilot site
for the new building, scheduled to
open next August, in the nearby
Park at Stony Point.
Dr. Leo J. Dunn, chairman
of the MCV Associated Physi­cians
Board, VCU President
Eugene Trani and others turned
the first shovels of dirt to start
construction of the 60,000 square
foot multidisciplinary practice
building south of the Willey
Bridge in Richmond's West End.
including the elderly in the pro­gram,"
says Pat Baker, dependent
care coordinator. Baker says it's
rare for companies to offer depen­dent
care services of any sort, but
if they do, child care is generally
the issue. ~
"The working person today
is definitely a 'sandwich' genera­tion
with responsibilities on both
ends, to their children and to aging
adults in their family," Baker says.
In a nutshell, the dependent
care program at VCU provides
Contillued 011 page 6
Democratic Party presidential nominee Bill Clinton visited the
Bone Marrow Transplant Program at VCU during his brier stay
in Richmond after the second presidential debate, The candidate's
wife, Hillary, stands with Dr, Saul Yanovich, professor of internal
medicine/hematology/oncology (Ief'l), and Richard Edwards,
physicians assistant in the program.
Campus Thefts Lower Than At Many VIrginia Schools
By John Sarvay
If you work or study late at
VCU, odds are you probably take
precautions such as using the
Security Escort Service or walk­ing
to your car with a friend.
According to Dan Dean,
chief of VCU Police, that's one
reason why crime on the Aca­demic
and MCV Campuses has
remained relatively low.
"Violent crime is very low
because people are aware of their
surroundings and take precautions
to protect themselves. This is what
we want them to do," says Dean.
Unfortunately, he adds, "a lot of
larcenies occur because people
don't secure their property the way
they secure themselves."
Surprisingly, however, the
Academic and MCV Campuses
combined had fewer reported
larcenies last year than Virginia
Tech or George Mason Univer­sity.
The two campuses com­bined
reported 380 larcenies last
year. In contrast, Tech reported
518 and GMU reported 51 I. The
University of Virginia's figures
were combined with their
hospital's figures and could not be
compared.
MCV Hospitals, whose
crime numbers are generally
reported with the two campuses as
the university'S overall data, re­ported
almost as many larcenies in
1991 as the Academic and West
Campus combined; 378 versus
380. Dean says those figures
cover everything from stolen
unifonns to microwaves to brown
bag lunches. Literally.
"As a campus police force,
we will respond to any call,
whether it's a stolen bike or a cup
of coffee," Dean says. And with
COlllilllled 011 page 4 [ ______ ~J

VCUVoice ________________________ Virginia Commonwealth University _______________________ _
A Publialtiun for
li'mIItJ IIIICI SIIII'r _ tile
Ualftnlty's AadeIIdc ....
Medical C4IIep 01
VlrJlUc.....-
Velame 21, Number 5
0daIIer ~ 1992
Inside
A Special I nsert
The University
Honors Program
celebrates its 10th
birthday by
reflecting on the
opportunities for
academic excellence
it provides students
and faculty.
........... 1 •••• · ,
",4
New Dependent Care Program Assists Employees
with Difficult Search for Adult, Child Care Services
By John Sarvay
It's new enough to be called
an infant among programs at
VCU, but the uni versity'S new
Dependent Care Services program
is already growing in reputation.
And as quickly as the word gets
out-among university employ-ees,
the Richmond community
and area agencies-the program
is adding new services and
resources.
"When I first saw the ad
describing the program I was
pleasantly surprised to see this
large university was recognizing
dependent care as an issue and
Ground Broken for Satellite
Medical Site in Richmond
MCV Associated Physi·
cians, the School of Medicine's
family practice recently broke
ground on its first satellite office
for medicine, pediatrics and ob­stetrics.
The satellite office, located
near Stony Point Shopping Center
at 2800 Buford Road, will feature
a Women's Center as well as other
medical services.
Ten of MCV Associated
Physicians' 15 medic'al services
will be represented, including
medicine, obstetrics-gynecology,
ophthalmology, otolaryngology,
pediatrics, psychiatry, radiology,
rehabilitation, medicine, sports
medicine and surgery.
Health professionals from
all disciplines will practice in the
Women's Center, which is unique
to the region. The center will
provide education, prevention and
standard care.
The office serves university
employees enrolled in Key Ad­vantage.
as well as current and
new patients wishing nearby
service. The office is the pilot site
for the new building, scheduled to
open next August, in the nearby
Park at Stony Point.
Dr. Leo J. Dunn, chairman
of the MCV Associated Physi­cians
Board, VCU President
Eugene Trani and others turned
the first shovels of dirt to start
construction of the 60,000 square
foot multidisciplinary practice
building south of the Willey
Bridge in Richmond's West End.
including the elderly in the pro­gram"
says Pat Baker, dependent
care coordinator. Baker says it's
rare for companies to offer depen­dent
care services of any sort, but
if they do, child care is generally
the issue. ~
"The working person today
is definitely a 'sandwich' genera­tion
with responsibilities on both
ends, to their children and to aging
adults in their family" Baker says.
In a nutshell, the dependent
care program at VCU provides
Contillued 011 page 6
Democratic Party presidential nominee Bill Clinton visited the
Bone Marrow Transplant Program at VCU during his brier stay
in Richmond after the second presidential debate, The candidate's
wife, Hillary, stands with Dr, Saul Yanovich, professor of internal
medicine/hematology/oncology (Ief'l), and Richard Edwards,
physicians assistant in the program.
Campus Thefts Lower Than At Many VIrginia Schools
By John Sarvay
If you work or study late at
VCU, odds are you probably take
precautions such as using the
Security Escort Service or walk­ing
to your car with a friend.
According to Dan Dean,
chief of VCU Police, that's one
reason why crime on the Aca­demic
and MCV Campuses has
remained relatively low.
"Violent crime is very low
because people are aware of their
surroundings and take precautions
to protect themselves. This is what
we want them to do" says Dean.
Unfortunately, he adds, "a lot of
larcenies occur because people
don't secure their property the way
they secure themselves."
Surprisingly, however, the
Academic and MCV Campuses
combined had fewer reported
larcenies last year than Virginia
Tech or George Mason Univer­sity.
The two campuses com­bined
reported 380 larcenies last
year. In contrast, Tech reported
518 and GMU reported 51 I. The
University of Virginia's figures
were combined with their
hospital's figures and could not be
compared.
MCV Hospitals, whose
crime numbers are generally
reported with the two campuses as
the university'S overall data, re­ported
almost as many larcenies in
1991 as the Academic and West
Campus combined; 378 versus
380. Dean says those figures
cover everything from stolen
unifonns to microwaves to brown
bag lunches. Literally.
"As a campus police force,
we will respond to any call,
whether it's a stolen bike or a cup
of coffee" Dean says. And with
COlllilllled 011 page 4 [ ______ ~J